The diagram below shows the number of houses built per year in two cities, Derby and Nottingham, Between 2000 and 2009.

The bar chart describes the

number

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of

houses

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built in two neighbouring cities,

Derby

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and

Nottingham

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, Between 2000 and 2009.

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, the

number

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of

houses

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that were erected in

Derby

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exceeded upwards the quantity constructed in

Nottingham

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. The trend for the former was decidedly upwards, with

Derby

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experiencing a steady rise from 40 new

houses

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in the first year, to just under 120 during 2003. Over the next 4

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of the decade, new house construction in

Derby

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remained constant at just under 120.

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is in sharp contrast to the

last

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two

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when the

number

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of

houses

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that went up in

Derby

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leapt, first to 280 and

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to 350

houses

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.

Houses

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building in

Nottingham

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,

by comparison

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, was much more erratic. In the first two

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of the decade, more

houses

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were erected in

Nottingham

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than in

Derby

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. In 2002,

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, construction declined to only 20. Over the next three

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, house numbers rose steadily, only to drop practically to zero in 2006. There was

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a dramatic surge in 2007 with over 200

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being built.

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2008 saw house building in

Nottingham

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plummeting to only 10, in 2009 the

number

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of new

houses

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rocketed to 270, a rise of more than 2600 % on the previous year.